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The Examiner is member at The Canadian Press CPI and Audit Bureau at COMP It EDITORS ADVEQYISING USINE55 Inquiry needed more than ever After several weeks of supporting call for an inquiry into the Barrie police commission Aid Ross Stephens now wants the matter dropped The Ald reasons that because police commission chairman Eldon Greer has divested himself of shares in an alarm com pany the inquiry will serve no useful purpose While its true Mr Greer has divested himself of the shares theres still every reason to proceed with the inquiry In recent weeks Mr Greer ha been subjected to charges concerning alleged conflict of interest Yet no proof hs been offered that Mr Greer was guilty of anything at all Many have come to Mr Greers defence and have lauded him as man of high integrity and honor For Mr Greers sake and his supporters it seems to us the inquiry should be continued The inquiry would do that and more Not only would it afford Mr Greer the needed chance to clear his name It would also clear the air once and for all about the alleged conflict of interest charge Finally it would help establish ground rules for what does constitute conflict of interest charge always grey area These point should be remembered before any movement quickens to drop the inquiry Weve heard lot from the other side on Mr Greer Surely the inquiry is needed to give both sides of the story Dear Editor What is there really Honest about Canadian lotteries Maybe am blind but can see nothing honest about any lottery have bought tickets on Rolling balls down sluice is not an honest deal to the buyer of ticket The number is on the ticket and when you use some other way of drawing that number except from drum you are running one way game When Wintario was first started myself wrote and asked that all tickets be drawn from Drum and the answer got back was We cant do that and say You can do that if you are honest and So how about it Why not draw all numbers from drum or ball all lotteries in Canada and it can be done by discarding 90 per cent of all small prises They are only sucker bait And sto brags about what some lot Ietters to the editor No like lotteries on canadian lotteries are longtimg ivaMfirom being an honest deal at is my opi nion and believe it to be the opi nion of many others And you do not have to have draw every weekgor two month or two months re soon enough and $100 prizes are small enough these times and darn few of the Ljt Its getting so dont listen or look at the drawing of any lottery and the computer is just as bad as any for dishonesty There is not one fair or honest lottery in Canada Or if there is never heard of one People argue that everybody stands the same chance But what is that chance One of the lottery workers dont remember whicl one said they have five chances winning $1 million No human being can estimate truly what the chances of winning are because no man can put seven of those balls in those machines jump them around and hilli ack Published 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but unless Liberal Leader Claude Ryan can do better job of explaining his renewed federalism that forthcoming referendum on negotiating sovereignty association might just go the way of Rene Levesque Levesque of course is counting on Quebecers to vote in favor of these economic negotiations on an equal basis with the rest of Canada While public opinion polls have consistently indicated that vast majority of Quebecers oppose independence for the province there is also widespread support for some sort of change And so far the Parti Quebecois is the only clearcut advocate of change Ryan and his Liberals have talked in general terms of their renewed federalism but the pro posals have not yet been articulated in detail As result the latest polls suggest that many committed federalists would support the PQs request for mandate to negotiate sovereigntyassociation simply because its the only vehicle for change at the moment And since the PQs initial referendum will seek only mandate to negotiate not mandate to implement any unilateral changes the risks are not too great even for federalists CHANGE WANTED The latest poll was undertaken by an adver namamen Claude Ryan must explain renewed federalism tising agency that handles publicity for the ProCanada Foundation And after interview ing nearly 2500 Frenchspeaking Quebecers it reached this conclusion The proponents of sovereignty are continuously outlining more and more precisely their option while federalists are fighting against it without reaching concensus on those changes which would be desirable for Canada It seems that Quebecers are ready for change and the only concrete proposal for change presented to them is sovereignty association But even this option is confusing to most Quebecers The poll shoWed that 21 per cent of those interviewed could not define sovereigntyassociation while another 25 per cent thought it was outright independence The survey also showed that 25 per cent of the respondents who described themselves as federalists said they would give the PQ mandate to negotiate with the other pro Caveat emptor Moving day for the Clarks LEONARD NOBLE happen to notice in recent newspaper that Mr and Mrs Joe Clark moved into 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa the Prime Ministers official residence By the same token Pierre Trudeau and family had already moved out in anticipation of the Clarks arrival and will be taking up reidence in Stomoway the home of the Leader of the position as soon aslig has been redecort and had some alt ions done to it Right now Mr Trudeau and his children are living at the Prime Ministers official summer cottage at Harrington Lake across the Ottawa River in Quebec by leave of the Clarks In about three weeks Pierre and the kids plan to leave for vacation and then reside at Stornoway in the Fall parently its not just simple matter of tra ing even since Storrioway is something of disaster right now in that it has poor plumbing falling plaster silver fish and family of skunks Twentyfour Sussex Drive on the other hand has had some $38500000 in renovations done to it since the Trudeaus got married and lived there MADE IT DUTY Margaret Trudeau allegedly made it her duty job hobby or call it what you will to refurbish their residence via the compliments of the Federal Public Works Department On the other hand Stornoway for one reason or another has not received similar facelifting treatment and consequently is 23w in urgent need of repair as aforemention Cant you just imagine Mr Clark and Mr Trudeau meeting informally to discuss the move Hi Pierre says Joe Clark as Pierre drops into Clarks office in the Parliament Buildings Glad to see you could make it Pierre have seat Thank you Joe replies Pierre settling in to an easy chair thought wed better discuss moving day since were moving into each others house Good idea Pierre responds Joe solicitously Im glad you accepted my in vitation to stay at Harrington Lake til youve had chance to do something to Stornoway Frankly Pierre Maureen and had just about had the biscuit with that old house We nicknamed it Throwaway cause you couldnt give it away get what mean Is that fact replies rather unhappy looking Pierre What was the chief pro blem Chief problem You mean chief pro blems Like for example take the plumbing There never was secret when anyone used the washroom When you flushed toilet anywhere in the house it sounded like Mt Vesuvius erupting No kidding Joe And thats not all Pierre The falling plaster got so bad what was thinking of bor rowing some highway signs that said Beware of falling rocks and spreading them throughout the house SAY SOMETHING th If ta Geel exclaims Pierre Why didgt you teries wi the money ecause bring out in rotation thces eves ues par can mam in is say something to me about it woul have kind of support rom committed federalists sent someone over from Public Works to gtetefare 20200 PfiQPlfitflymugfevelig Burtt From The it wont be too difficult for him to win 100k after it ay rom arva ion in is Barrie referendum which he can phrase any wah Aw well Maureen and arent ones to world legislature hewantS complain Pierre Besides we figured that it to show fairness Its obviously up to Claude Ryan to present more attractive alternative prior to the referendum While the PQ proposals may be unworkable and unrealistic at least they of fer Quebecers an attempted break from the was temporary problem laughs Joe Well you were right on that count Joe says an unsmiling Pierre Tell me though Joe inquiries Pierre television and in most newspapers few in is that garden area nice SigiEglrfglfgl ches of copy Status 9110 Its not bad Pierre The only problem is Thomson News Service So the responSiblllty falls editors and DETAILS LAQKING that theres family of skunks out there and YOU TORONTO This summer ontano reporters to transmit the important which Arid 1f Ryan 15 t0 marShal the SUPPOIt 0f the they can give you hell of time if they come newspapers radio and television will have may be duur 01 the terlalr Wthh l5 llkeb Sen pet cent 0f Quebecers Wh° claim to prefer 00 jUSl when youre havmg barbeCU87 busness the chance to showyjust how fair and effective 53501131 and eXClllng Commuel form Confederation hem5t We me and the kids Will be way for the they can be in passing facts on to the public Small wonder What they PiCk in an attempt come up With Posmve Program Within the summer muses Pierre Hopefully it Will The legislatures hydro affairs select com to catch busy and jaded publics ear and neXt few month SO far he has concentrated all be fixed up when we return mittee will be delving into the whole matter eye ol we the PQ proposals trymg to 0° well If It 15 Planer the Governmfm Gratin when he said menu that inflation of nuclear safety and what is reported from GOODFIELD vmce Que ecers that any approval of the has vacant house we thought we were gomg By VINCENT EGAN Whether nuclear committee coverage wu referendum Will be the first scary step Business and Consumer Affairs Analyst Thomson News Service For once the government cant be blamed for the news that consumer prices in the latest 12 months have risen by 93 per cent But the new Conservative government shouldnt bask in state of innocence for long while inflation continues Prime Minister Joe Clarks predecessor Pierre Trudeau at frequent intervals would pick up inflation turn it over profess to find that it was marked on the bottom Not Made in Canada and then put it down and relax But as recent study by the Conference Board in Canada showed only twofifths of our inflation actually originates outside Canada The other threefifths can indeed be stamped Made in Canada The Conference Board noted for example that from the fourth quarter of 1975 to the fourth uarter of 1976 the first year of the antiinflation restraints that organized labor protested so bitterly average weekly wages actually grew by 108 per cent Economist Carl Beigie president of the Howe Research Institute wasnt exag we want your opinion Something on your mind Send Letter to the Editor Please make it an original copy and sign it The Examiner doesnt publish unsigned lat tors but It you wish pen name will be used Include your telephone number and address on we have to verify letters Because of space limits public interest and good taste The Examiner sometimes has to edit condense or reject letters Letters to the Editor are run every day on the editorial page is destroying the moral fibre of the country Inflation at least of the levels that beset Canada now has always been destructive CUTTING CORNERS There can be no doubt that it has weakened the fibre of other countries already in the past decade 101 that it is doing the same in Canada today Fertilizer producers are shortweighting their customers at an annual rate of $1 million and meat processors are mixing pork in with their ground beef to maximize profits disregarding the threat to consumers health If the Clark government can eradicate the bureaucratic indifference toward inflation not easy since bureaucrats salaries and pensions are inflationproof and mount an at tack against the threefifths of inflation originating in Canada it could help to rebuild sense of pride among Canadians Clark would do well to consider the steps that have just been announced by Britains new Conservative government under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher CHANGED EMPIIASIS The basic thrust of the Thatcher budget is admirable in its simplicity Tax earnings less tax consumption more To that end income taxes are being cut they have been as high as 98 per cent foreignexchange restrictions are being dismantled and the government is getting out of some of its many business operations And as could have been predicted militant trade unionists are already trying to under mine the recovery policy by demanding wild ly inflationary increases 60 per cent on top of wages that have been increased sharply year by year Naturally the British governments measures arent applicable to Canada in specific terms But the goal should be the same here to stimulate the productive in vestment of capital to put lid on wasteful the committees hearings could be crucial to the public image of the nuclear industry Premier William Davis explained it well in recent speech In our mediaintensive society we must accept that perception is more important and often more real to the vast majority of citizens than reality itself The reality of safety is critical and in my view not negotiable the perception of safe ty if it is not there will weaken the reality that exists in the public mind Davis ever the optimist feels if the in dustry is frank and open itll get its point across to the public NOT CHANCE People somewhat more pessimistic like myself think of the massive scare headlines that emanated from Three Mile Island and later from several incredibly minor incidents at Ontario stations Nuclear power is complex and difficult to understand partly because so much of it is couched in technical jargon But it can be understood by anyone willing to spend the time to learn The problem is the media have to capsule hours of testimony and discussion into few minutes or even 30 seconds on radio and SCOOPS ON THE SALT ll AGREEMENT SENATOR JACKSON ARE YOU HAWK OR DOVE confirm the pessimistic view or not is of course still open to question The topics that will be raised can be played either way and this summer will tell the tale Politicians too can influence the outcome by choosing either reasoned analysis to describe what they hear or inflammatory emotionarousing demagoguery First to be discussed will be the basic safe ty of the Ontario nuclear reactor its criteria design licencing and so on Second is contingency planning in and out of nuclear plants in case disaster ever does strike Third is mine and mill safety including one of the two factors the Porter Commission thought should be assessed every few years to see whether the nuclear program should con tinue The provinciallyappomted commiSSion which made detailed and generally favorable study of the nuclear optionhdid stress that handling radioactive mill tailings is probably the single worst problem the in dustr faces Notyas difficult but also still to be solved is spent fuel disposal the committees fourth summer topic WELL 5ARI5ARA VERIFICATION FEEL WERE MORE IKE WITHOUT ADEQUATE toward outright independence The positive aspects of his renewed federalism have so far been clouded in generalities In booklet Choose Quebec and Canada Ryan set the stage for specifics on his proposals but these are not expected to emerge until late summer And Levesque could conceivably hold his referendum this fall It doesnt leave much time In that Liberal booklet most of the 110 pages were devoted to damning the Parti Quebecois propositions while skirting around the specifics of renewed federalism Even on the issue of special status Ryan was vague If it should open the door to that kind of situation he explained it is all right with us but say that in principle it should not necessarily be that way Meanwhile Leves que has been talking about monetary unions customs agreements common currencies and other aspects of his proposed sovereigntyassociation The fact that the other provinces would likely refuse to negotiate any such arrangement is probably beside the point at this stage Until Ryan comes up with detailed alter natives Levesque is offering the only game in town to need in Jerusalem Your welcome to use that til you get straightened away Interpreting the news Noncandidate in the running WASHINGTON CP President Carter may find Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev tough customer at the Vienna summit but the US leader has another tough one waiting at home in the person of Edward Kennedy The Massachusetts senator is in unique and enviable position in American politics noncandidate for president who says he ex pects to stay that way he never the less is way out in front in the opinion polls on the 19m Democratic presidential nomination His every word receives major television and print coverage of type most ambitious politicians can only dream about And lately lot of his words have been criticism directed at Carter especially the presidents record on energy and his new healthcare scheme For Carter trying to develop ways of countering Kennedy is major problem Since Kennedy is not candidate in fact he says he supports Carter the president can not engage in the kind of barefisted fighting hebmight with man who is clearly after his 10 But Kennedys continual use of such phrases as expect President Carter to win or dont intend to be candidate are just indefinite enough that Carter cannot comfortably write him off as challenger either WILL HE RUN The result is that Carter Kennedy and the YW °i consum tion to change the attitude that its news media seem to be engaged in an endless letters to the Kite accepta le to cheat the other guy game of duelling ifs law The Clark plan to allow homeowners to In the latest round Kennedy was quoted in mom 370 deduct mortgage interest payments and pro Boston news aper as saying that if Carter perty taxes from taxable income wont help were to with raw from the 1980 race he to achieve the goal of less inflationary might deCide to go after the party nomina economy tion 51